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CARTRIDGE LOADING MACHINE. No. 321,257. Patented June 30, 1885..

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CARTRIDGE LOADING MACHINE. No; 321,257. Patented June 30, 1885.

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CHARLES STRAND AND JOHN GILBURG, or FOWLER-[INDIANA CARTRIDGE-LOADING MACHINFE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 321,257,'dated June 30, 1885.

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To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES STRAND and JOHN GILBURG, both residents of Fowler, in the county of Benton and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Loading Shells for Guns; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which-- Figure 1 is a front view of our improved cartridge-loading machine. Figs. 2 and 3 are side views of the same. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional view on line mm, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a horizontal sectional view on line y y, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a similar view on line 2 2, Fig. 1, showing the cartridge-holding casing in its horizontal position for crimping the shell. Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective detail views of the slide for covering the lower end of the cartridge-holding casing, and Fig. 9 is a vertical sectional detail view of the powder and shot tubes.

Similar letters of reference indicate corre- Our invention has relation to machines for filling the shellsof cartridges, especially adapted for filling shells used in shotguns; and it consists in the improved construction and com bination of parts of the same, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed. 7

In the accompanying drawings, theletter A indicates a vertical upright, which is formed at its lower portion with two rearwardly-projecting lugs, B and O, the lower one, 0, of which has a vertical screwthreaded perforation, D, in which turns a set-screw, E, by means of which the upright may be clamped. upon a table or similar article. At the upper portion'oftheupright is secured arearwardlyprojecting platform, F, having two perforations, G and H, which are surrounded by two upwardly-projecting sleeves or tubes, I and J, upon which two tubes, K and L, fit and slide, having set-screws M, for adjusting them upon the aforesaid tubes. The downwardly-projecting tubes N N of two hoppers or funnels, O and P, fit into the upper ends of the tubes K and L, and the said tubes K and L are formed with diametrically-opposite transverse slots Q. in which two slides, R R, slide, the said slides having perforations S at one end, which correspond to the interior diameter of the tubes. Similar slides, T T, slide under the platform, under the apertures in the same, and have apertures U, corresponding to the apertures in the platform, but in the ends of the slides opposite to the apertures in the upper slides, so that when the slides are moved simultaneously the lower slides will bring their apertures to register with the apertures in the platform, while the apertures in the upper slides will appear outside of the tubes, and the solid parts of the slides will close the tubes. The upper slides have rods V V projecting from their rear ends and fitting in perforations W in the rear ends of the lower slides, and the perforated laterally-bent rear ends of two rods, X and Y, have these vertical rods passing through them, the forward ends of the horizontal rods X and Y sliding in horizontal bearings Z in a frame,'A, at the side of the platform, and having knobs B O at their outer ends, and having springs D for forcing them forward. It will thus be seen that by forcing either of these rods back against its spring the corresponding slideswill be forced back so as to close the upper telescoping tube and open the aperture in the platform, allowing the powder or shot which may be in the corresponding hopper to fall out of thelower end of the telescoping tube, the npper end of which is cut off from the hopper. It will also be seen that the telescoping tubes may be adjusted upon the tubes upon the platform, so as to adjust them to the quantity of the charge desired by means of the set-screws in the sliding tubes, and by means of the vertical rods sliding in the perforations in the rear ends of the slides and moving freely in the perforations in the rear ends of the push-rods. A funnel, E, is secured with its flaring mouth to the under side of the platform, and has a tube, F, passing into a cylinder, G, secured vertically upon the forward side of the upright, and provided with a piston or rammer, H, sliding vertically in the cylinder. This rammer has a vertical rod, I, to the upper end of which is articulated aconnecting-rod, J, the upper end of whichis-articulated to a lever, K-,-the inner end of which is pivoted to the end of a rearwardly-projecting bracket or arm, L, upon the upper end of the upright, and provided at its forward end with a handle, M. The shell holding casing N is pivoted with a trunnion or bearing, 0, projecting laterally from its middle, upon the lower end of theup right, swinging in a vertical plane, andisp vided with a slide, 1?, at its lower end, which will be described hereinafter. The upper end of this casing bears, when in its verticalposition, against the lower end of .the chargingcylinder G, and a laterally-projecting horizontal platform, Q, is secured atthe lower end of the said cylinder, which is provided with a horizontal slot, R, the lower edge of which is flush with the platform. A wad-carrying arm, S, is secured adjustably with its rear end upon a rod, T, sliding in a horizontal bearing in the upright, and has its forward end sliding upon the upper face of the platform, the rear end having a horizontal perforation, U, which fits upon the horizontallysliding rod and a setscrew, V. The other end of this horizontally-sliding rod is formed with two forwardly-projecting lips, forminga notch, W, between them, and a rod, X, is

connected at its upper end to the upper end of the rammer-rod, and slides ,in a vertical bearing, Y, upon the side 'of the' charging cylinder, and the lower end 'of-this'rod is provided with a plate, Z, having'a rearwardlybent inclined flange, A, at its outer edge, at

its lower end, which flange engages the notch between the'lips, and, by being inclined, diverging from the upper end'ofthe chargingcylinder, will force the horizontally-sliding rod to the side, drawing the wad-carrying arm toward the slot in the end of the'charging-cylinder when the "rammer is forced down, while it will force the rod and its wad-carrying arm from the slot when it is raised with the ram mer.

The lower end of the upright is provided with a transverse horizontal bearingpin which slides a bar, B, one end of which is provided 'with a forwardly-projecting arm, 0', the for} ward end of which forms a horizontal'bearing; D, in which turns the crimper-sha'ft E, the outer end of which is provided with acrank, F, while its inner end is shouldered," as shown at G, the shoulderbearing against the end of the shell and turning 'it in, when in operation, while the reduced f part will fit into the open end of the shell. The other end of the horizontallysliding bar is provided upon its upper side with a bail, H, into which projects the rear end of a lever, 1", pivoted to swing horizontally upon an arm,- J, projecting forw'a'rdly from the bearing-frame K upon the lower end of the upright, so that the crimper may be drawn into the open end of the shell-holding casing, when the latter is turned into its horizontal position, turning the edges of the shell inward, whereupon, by revolving the crimper-shaft 'of the United States-- andat the same time forcing-itinto the shell and easing, the edge .will belturned so as to retain the wad. The slide 1?, which closes the lower end of the shell-holding cylinder or casing, is pivoted to swing transversely across -the end of said casing, andhas an outwardlyprojecting handle, L", at its free end, upon the upper sideof which handle a catch-lever, M; is pivoted, the inner end of which lever has a tongue, N, which bears against the upper side of a flange, 0'', around the lower end of the casing, and abeveled end, P", which engages a notch, Q, in the said flange, when the slide is covering the end of the casing, and a spring, R, bears against the outer end of this catch-leverandforces it to engage the notch. The pivotal pin S,;upon which this catch-lever turns in a' vertical perforation in the handle of the slide, is provided at its lower end with an inwardly-projecting arm, T, the freeend of which may be engaged by a thumb lever, U, pivoted at its inner end upon the under side of the slide, so that by forcing the said thumblever toward the handie of the slide it willtilt the warm of-the catch'lever' and disengage the same from its notch and allow theslide to be swung. to the side, opening the end of the shell-holding casing, so as toallow a shell to be inserted or a loaded shell to be withdrawn. It will thus beseen that the shellmay be inserted into the shell holding casing, which is placed in its vertical position, the slideof the powderliopper pushed back, a wad placed upon the platform or slide for its reception, when by depressing'the lever, and through it the rammer, the' inclined flange will-draw the wadcarrying rod and arm to force thewad through the slot in-the end of the charging-cylinder, whereupon the descending rammerwill ram the load in the shell. The same performance isrepeated with the shot-charge, when the shell-holding cylinder is turned into its horizontal position and thecrimper drawn into the open end of the said cylinder and into the shell, when by turning the crank of the crimper-shaft the edge of the shell will be doubled inward and crimped to retain the outer wad. I

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a cartridge-loading machine,-thecomhination of a rigid .discharge-tube,a cut-0d slide reciprocating across the lower end of the said tube, a tube sliding upon the aforesaid tube and having a set-screw for adju's' ing it upon the same, a hopper opening intoit esaid sliding tube, a cut-off slide slidin'g' in a transverse slot in the adjustable tube,'and having a rod projecting from one end sliding in a perforation in the corresponding end of the lower cut-off slide, and a rod having its" perforated end'fitting upon the rod connecting the slides for reciprocating the slides simultaneously, as and for the purpose 'shown'and set forth.

2. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination of the platform having the perforations G and H, tubes I and J, )rojecting from the said perforations, tubes K and L, having the set-screws and sliding adj ustabl y upon the aforesaid tubes, the hoppers 0 and P, the slides R '1 and R T, sliding in the transverse slots Q in the sliding tubes and at the lower ends of the tubes I and J, rods V, projecting downward from the rear ends of the upper slides, and fitting in perforations in the rear endsof the lower slides, and the horizontal operatingrods X and Y, having knobs attheir forward ends and springs for forcing them forward, and having their bent rear ends provided with perforations fitting upon rods V, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

3. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination of a charging-cylinder, a rammer reciprocating in the same, a platform secured at the lower end of the charging-cylinder at the lower edge of a transverse slot in the same, a rod sliding in a bearing transverse to the cylinder, and provided at one end with an arm sliding upon the platform and at the other end with projecting lips, forming a notch between them, and a plate secured at the lower end of a rod sliding parallel with the rammer, and having an inclined flange at its outer end for engaging the said notch, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

' 4. In a cartridge-loading machine, the combination of the charging cylinder having a transverse slot at its lower end and a platform projecting from the lower edge of the said slot,

a tube passing from the powder and shot hop pers into the lower end of this cylinder, a cylinder for supporting the shell below the lower end of the cylinder, a rammer reciprocating in the charging-cylinder, a rod sliding transversely to the cylinder, and having at one end a wad-carrying arm sliding upon the platform at the end of the cylinder, and having lips at its other end formed with a notch between them, and a rod secured to the rammer and sliding parallel with the same, and provided at its lower end with a plate having its outer edge provided with a flange inclined with its upper end away from the upper end of the cylinder engaging the notch,as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

5. In a cartridgeading machine, the combination of the shel holding casing, the slid ing bar having the crimping-shaft journaled in its forwardly-projecting arm and provided at the other end with the hail, the crimpingshaft having the shouldered inner end and having the crank at its outer end, and the le- .ver having its inner end engaging the bail upon the sliding bar, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

6. The combination of the cylinder for holding the shell, having the flange at its lower end formed with a notch, the slide pivoted at its inner end to swing under the end of the cylinder and having the outwardly-projecting arm at its outer end, the catch-lever having the lip at its inner beveled end for resting upon the upper side of the flange of the cylinder and having the springv bearing against its outer end, the pivotal pin of the catch-lever turning in a perforation in the arm of the slide and having an inwardly-projecting arm at its lower end, and the thumb-lever pivoted at the inner end of the swinging slide and bearing against the arm of the pivotal pin, as and for the purpose shown and set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereunto afiixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

oHARLns STRAND. JOHN GILBURG. 

